Centennial senior Trevor McDonough cleared 14 feet, 6 inches to tie his personal record and win a second consecutive boys Sunset Region individual title Saturday at Del Sol High School.
Driver ratings for the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Fox (5), and the race begins at 10:15.
Ian Levin was named the New York Mets’ director of minor league operations this year after spending the past two seasons as their manager of baseball analytics — aka sabermetrics, the advanced statistical analysis of the sport.
Ike Nwamu, a 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard, announced Saturday he is transferring from Mercer to play basketball at UNLV. He led the Bears in scoring last season at 15.1 points per game and shot 37.2 percent from 3-point range. As a graduate transfer, Nwamu will be eligible for the 2015-16 season.
UNLV wide receiver Devante Davis and offensive lineman Brett Boyko weren’t selected in the NFL Draft, then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. Also, cornerback Kenneth Penny signed with the Cleveland Browns and defensive end Josh Shirley with the Oakland Raiders.
WBA junior welterweight champion Jessie Vargas will meet former welterweight champ Timothy Bradley on June 27 in Carson, Calif. It’s a fight that Cameron Dunkin isn’t looking forward to. Dunkin manages Vargas and managed Bradley until two years ago.
Vasyl Lomachenko, the WBO featherweight champion, successfully defended his title with a ninth-round knockout over Gamalier Rodriguez. Leo Santa Cruz, the WBC super bantamweight champ, moved up to featherweight and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Cayetano.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. outboxed Manny Pacquiao and remained undefeated, going to 48-0 with a 12-round unanimous decision Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. Judges Burt Clements and Glenn Feldman had Mayweather ahead 116-112, while Dave Moretti scored it 118-110.
The biggest betting event in boxing history never came close to matching the hype. But for Las Vegas bookmakers and those who bet on Floyd Mayweather Jr. — and the sharp money was on the favorite — it might as well be remembered as a classic.
Ryan Dungey wrapped up the Monster Energy Supercross 450 class championship on April 11, taking out all the drama with three races remaining in the season. Dungey then did the same in the season finale Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium, easily racing to his eighth victory of the season in what also was his 100th career start.
There’s just one problem with a resolution to end Nevada’s pointless, twice-annual clock changes: It can’t take effect soon enough.
A University of Nevada, Reno delegation was thoroughly schooled by lawmakers Wednesday in the very skill their institution is supposed to provide: critical thinking.
The alarmism that dominates opposition to firearm legislation trashes law-abiding gun owners out of necessity. Arguments must focus on the carnage of lawbreakers to advance the gun control agenda and prevent the expansion of gun rights.
Dina Titus doesn’t scare easy. And that has to scare Nevada Democrats.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee made good on his promise to change his city — it’s whether his leadership has the city on the road to reform or the fast track to failure that people can’t agree on.
Decision: 118-110, 116-112. All for Mayweather, who wins by unanimous decision.
The safe zones identify places LGBT students can go for a variety of services and concerns, from events to where gender-neutral restrooms are found.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada presented its fifth annual Heart of Hope awards to the Lied Foundation and Investment Counsel Co. during a recent luncheon at the Red Rock Resort.
Seven days a week, Charles “Chuck” DiLaura played his upright bass behind some of the biggest music acts of the mid-to-late 1960s in the lounge of the Riviera.
Bishop Gorman’s Vashti Cunningham concedes she used to get nervous when people cheered for her at big events.
When troubles afflict the gardens we have cared for so diligently, it might be tempting to grab any nearby container of poison and spray like mad.
Trevor McDonough got involved with pole vaulting before he even stepped foot on the Centennial campus four years ago.
A Colorado woman who police say admitted cutting the fetus from a pregnant stranger stabbed her victim first with shards of glass from a broken lava lamp, court documents showed on Friday.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened early Saturday afternoon in a south valley neighborhood.
Authorities were called shortly after midnight about a plane being stolen, Patty said.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weren’t the only ones making money Saturday. Street hawkers on the Strip were doing quite well, too.